Rural population rose 0.442% to 2.26 mil in Switzerland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Switzerland reached an all time high of 2.26 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.55 mil in 1960. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, rural population in Austria amounted to 3.67 mil, 12.7 mil in France, 18.7 mil in Germany and 16.9 mil in Italy in 2021.
Switzerland has been ranked 101st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 0.239 | 0.236 | 0.232 | 0.228 | 0.225 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 2.90 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.80 | 2.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 0.954 | 0.950 | 0.945 | 0.943 | 0.943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 9.47 | 9.37 | 9.28 | 9.21 | 9.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 2.18 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.24 |
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